Becoming a fitness god or goddess isn’t very easy. Not only is it difficult to maintain motivation when the couch feels so tempting, but it can also be easy to slip into some bad habits and routines. Getting fit and healthy requires planning and patience. If you want to make sure you are doing it right, you need to avoid these top-5 big fitness mistakes. If you manage to avoid these, you can stay on the path to success.
Mistake #1: Not having a fitness plan
You will increase your chances of success by having a plan – in fitness and in life. Having a plan doesn’t mean you need to take care of each detail or do crazy fitness things. It simply means knowing what your objectives are and how you are planning to get …show more content…
You are much more able to succeed and stay motivated if you determine what it is that motivates you. Perhaps it is losing weight or being able to participate in a contest. Once you have a plan, you automatically start understanding what it takes to achieve it. You begin to have a strategy – what fitness activities are those that help you get closer to your goal? Once you start with a simple plan, you make everything just a little easier.
Mistake #2: Not starting right
If you’ve not been a big fitness person before, starting correctly is the key to success. There are essentially two big mistakes you can make when starting out. The most obvious mistake is to start working out too much too soon. People often feel like they have to go all out with fitness, which can lead to injury and lack of motivation to continue. If you don’t allow your body to rest between workouts, you’ll find yourself sore and probably a bit under the weather.
But it can also be a mistake to start too slowly. You might get discouraged by the lack of any kind of progress because you’re not really doing much. Just going for a walk doesn’t necessarily count as getting fitter – especially if you continue just going for a walk for